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MAKE IT // foraged wreath

09.12.13

I bloody love Christmas. Any excuse to decorate, make delicious food and hang out with great people is A-Okay with me.

I always try to do at least one DIY each Christmas, It’s so much fun, and there is always something that I have had brewing up top. This year it was the foraged wreath. I is no secret that I love a bit of greenery. So off I went, roaming with my giant scissors ( I really need a more discrete pair ) and found myself some goodness.

Here is is the how to:

You will need:

One wreath, mine is from Geoffs on Dominon, and I sprayed it black, comes in natural.

Foraged Foliage and fauna. Try to use foliage that will keep well and not wilt fast. Most evergreens are good!

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Instructions :

Start by winding the Ivy around the wreath, and tucking it into the gaps. Layering more and more, and then cutting the long pieces in half and sticking them into the sparse spots. Finally topping off with the seeded foliage. Mostly it held in by itself but any loose bits I tucked in and used a pin to keep it sung.

And you’re done, Seriously, so easy!!!

Until next time.

HIM&HER // Turning 28

05.12.13

Silk top : Thrifted // Shorts : Glassons // Wool cardigan : Country Road

A few days ago I turned 28. Ahhhh, growing older, the inevitable. To be honest, I am not incredibly apposed. The idea of getting older is okay with me. Sure, I see my youthfulness fall into the lines that start showing on my face, and I may not know who the latest celebrity is, but I really dont care. I am waiting for the wisdom and the clarity that comes with age. It will be mine.

In other news, Here we are on my birthday at Piha beach. I bloody love this place. One day we will build a great home here. That’s the plan.

Until next time,

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Taking Stock #001

03.12.13

Tis the season for new ideas and fresh starts. For reflections and plans. For taking stock. So I am….

Making : Christmas wreaths.
Cooking : Mexican, this baby bird and I cannot get enough.
Drinking : Anything that is delicious and makes me forget I can’t put vodka in it.
Reading: How to raise an amazing child the Montessori way by Tim Seldin
Wanting: A drink.
Looking: For inspiration.
Playing: Board games with friends, the weekly tradition.
Sewing: Silk kimonos for summer.
Enjoying: The warm days and cold nights.
Waiting: For the last day of work and summer holidays.
Liking: White and grey in my wardrobe.
Wondering: If it will be a boy or girl birdie.
Loving: My bowl on strawberries every night.
Marvelling: At how big this belly is getting.
Needing: New clothes. I don’t fit things, and I haven’t found my bump groove yet.
Smelling: EVERYTHING. Man, this nose is out of control.
Wearing: Stretchy things and silk things. And always a kimono.
Following: All my favourites on instagram.
Noticing: More colour creeping into my life.
Thinking: About changes.
Feeling: Happy. And sad, and then happy again.
Bookmarking: Baby stuff. Sorry, but it’s true.
Opening: Myself to new possibilities, ideals and adventures.